Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar Saturday revealed his old Kolkata connection: He once worked in a travel agency in central Kolkata in the early 1980s.“I want to share something with you guys. I have an old connection with this city (Kolkata) and I love it.…

Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan has replaced Prakash Jha’s blue-eyed boy Ajay Devgn in his next project “Aarakshan” that also stars megastar Amitabh Bachchan.Rumours about Ajay’s ouster from the film have been abuzz, but Amitabh confirmed the development on his blog www.bigb.bigadda.com.“Preparations for…

The co-producer of “Guzaarish” has justified the controversial promotional posters of the film that show Aishwarya Rai smoking a cigarette, saying it is “a creative requirement of the script”.A letter issued by UTV Software Communications Private Limited to the National Organisation for Tobacco Eradication…

The song “Dum dum” from Yash Raj Films’ “Band Baaja Baaraat” was originally composed for Shah Rukh Khan-starrer “Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi”, says a source.The song, sung by Himani Kapoor and Benny Dayal, was not used in “Rab Ne…”.“Since the ‘Band Baaja…

Bollywood actress Neha Dhupia says she took inspiration from Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati to get her regional dialect right for her role of a female gangster in upcoming comedy “Phas Gaye Re Obama”.“As I play a gangster from UP in the film, I…

Imran Khan and Deepika Padukone starrer “Break Ke Baad”, which hits the screens Friday, has already recovered its production and marketing cost by selling satellite rights.The total money invested in the film is Rs.18 crore. Co-produced by Kunal Kohli Productions and Reliance Big Pictures,…

Hrithik Roshan, who was hospitalised for an allergic reaction to an antibiotic medicine, has returned home but has not allowed his sons to see him.“They’d get so scared if they saw me like this. Though my lips are going back to their normal size,…

Anil Kapoor can’t get over his roots – so much so that he took time off from the shooting of “Mission: Impossible 4″ with Tom Cruise to appear on the game show “Kaun Banega Crorepati” (KBC), hosted by Amitabh Bachchan.Anil, who is shooting for…

Former beauty queen-turned-actress Gul Panag is planning to mount an international film with Britain-based Italian origin director Ovidio Salazar in which she will also be acting.“I am trying to mount a project with a friend of mine, Ovidio Salazar, whom I met at the…

Dusky actress Bipasha Basu, who entered Hindi filmdom with suspense thriller “Ajnabee”, says her second film “Raaz” is closer to her heart.” ‘Raaz’ is very close to me because it got me into acting. ‘Ajnabee’ was the first film, but after doing ‘Raaz’ I…